1956 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
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| Major Winners | |
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| Award | Name of Winner |
| 1956 English Greyhound Derby | Dunmore King [4][5] |
| 1956 Irish Greyhound Derby | Keep Moving [6][7] |
| 1956 Scottish Greyhound Derby | Quick Surprise [8] |
| 1956 Welsh Greyhound Derby | Not held [9] |
Summary
Attendances and Totalisator turnover had stabilised, with the latter resulting in a turnover of around £55 million. The Churches' Council on gambling quoted a figure of £119 million but that figure was for total gambling spend within the industry.[10] One problem for the industry was that the biggest names Spanish Battleship, Rushton Mac and Pauls Fun had all retired leaving the search for a new star.[11]
Competitions
No single greyhound was able to secure more than one classic race success, the main Derby titles went to Dunmore King and Keep Moving. The 1956 English Greyhound Derby runner-up Duet Leader won the Laurels at Wimbledon Stadium and the Derby final third Gulf of Darien, reached the St Leger final at Wembley and the Cesarewitch at West Ham Stadium.[12] The Welsh Greyhound Derby failed to take place again.[13]
Shipping magnate Noel Purvis, who owned two of the 1956 Derby finalists gained consolation when Belingas Customer won the Scurry Gold Cup over 400 yards, a distance better suited to the greyhound than the Derby distance.[14]
Ireland
The main interest in Ireland was in regard to Prince of Bermuda, the brindle dog owned by Ned Buckley was considered to be the fastest greyhound in training at the time but had disappointed in the 1956 Irish Greyhound Derby final. A match race was organised between Prince of Bermuda, Northern King and Duet Leader at White City which ended with the Irish hound coming out best, he was subsequently retired to stud.[12][13]
Principal UK races
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References
- ↑ "Greyhound Racing". South Gloucestershire Gazette. 24 July 1926. Retrieved 9 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Belfast's New Sport". Northern Whig. 19 April 1927. Retrieved 9 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
- ↑ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years pages 99/100/101. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
- ↑ "1956". Greyhound Data.
- ↑ Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
- ↑ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
- ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ↑ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound, page 320. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
- ↑ ""£22M. More Spent On Gambling Last Year." Times, 16 Feb. 1957, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 16 February 1957. p. 4.
- ↑ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
- 1 2 Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- 1 2 Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
- ↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
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